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| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Good work, Chris. I look forward to trying the magnetic clamp arrangement, and will post my impressions. So far, we are hearing similar effects with the two different arrangements that we have used. I do get the strong feeling that my current arra... | |
| Cables more hype than value? Sonofjim, you broke one of the cardinal rules: One variable at a time! Apparently the new amp is an improvement with "junk", but functional, cable. As far as making an assessment about how "good" the Monster junk is compared to your regular cables... | |
| How to contact George Bischoff/Mark Porzilli Excellent! Thank you, Al; I will try those.Actually, while I "have you on the line", allow me to tell you tell you why I want to contact him; you can probably answer my question: I have a Melos 222C preamp that I occasionally use for it's line-sta... | |
| Cables more hype than value? ****Don't try to save us! We will figure out what's best for us. ****Amen! Which goes back to my question: Why does it matter so much to non-believers, that some of us believe?Now, acknowledging that there will be many exceptions, a really interes... | |
| Cables more hype than value? Dehydration! That explains everything. | |
| Cables more hype than value? Rok, above you have some well thought-out comments and challenges to your stance, and you continue to ignore and disregard them. The easy answer at this point would be to simply say: "Man, you are out of your league; and I don't mean as far as you... | |
| Cables more hype than value? Right on! | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Chris, after looking at your picture (thanks) and after thinking about it further, would placing multiple magnets in a straight line not cause the damping to vary as the spindle "sees" additional magnets as it moves toward the rear? What I plan on... | |
| Cables more hype than value? ****The ones who get it right, IMO, are those who buy what they can actually hear and don't buy what they can't. **** Yes, which is implicit in what I said. How can one determine value if one can't hear a difference?Regards. | |
| Cables more hype than value? ****It's interesting note that many are more concerned with the defense of their "beliefs" rather than the pieces of metal in question.****Yes, on both sides of the question: those who spend the money and those who don't (won't). At the end of the... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Thanks Dover, Ketchup and Richard for addressing my concerns.Well, I must admit I was somewhat skeptical about magnetic damping, but I am now convinced of the benefits. Some preliminary observations:So far, I have used a single refrigerator magnet... | |
| Triode mode vs pento mode Atmasphere points out exactly what my experience has been. With my Manley mono's, with speakers that don't need more than their 100 triode watts, triode always sounds better; including in the bass. Speakers (my Stax F81's) that suck up as much pow... | |
| Cables more hype than value? The level of cynicism directed at those who believe they can hear differences in cables that others can't, or won't, is a fascinating phenomenon to me. It must be rooted in some kind of personal insecurity on the part of those who can' or won't; a... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Gentlemen, fantastic and very interesting reading over the last few days; thank you. Dover, I want to try magnetic dampening. Could you please provide some more details about the positioning of the magnet for your magnetic dampening tweak? Did you... | |
| Trip to NYC, What to do ****Have a steak at Peter Lugers, get some Chinese food at 69 Bayard Street in Chinatown, have lunch or dinner at Gotham Bar and Grill and then go home. There's nothing much else of value here. IMO. ****Are you serious? |